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Civil War
John W. Steele
Major and Aide_de_Camp · U.S. Army
U.S. Volunteers
29 November 1864 · Spring Hill, Tennessee
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- Ohio
- Action
- Spring Hill, Tennessee
The citation
Official citation
During a night attack of the enemy upon the wagon and ammunition train of this officer's corps, he gathered up a force of stragglers and others, assumed command of it, though himself a staff officer, and attacked and dispersed the enemy's forces, thus saving the train.